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So I left a PSA on my profile regarding this but I kind of had lost my password and stuff to sanrio so I was feeling pretty bummed out because of that. And I had forgotten my account name (I had it set to autocomplete on my web browser).

Oh, I'm not related to her, but there is only one Lung family in the country, and the wealthy side of the family deals with the Lung family. They're restaurateurs, and own several importing businesses. So I'm definitely related to someone who knows her or a relative of hers. Also, race here doesn't weigh in the same way as it does in the States.

(Since you said "moved back to Panama", I assume she was born in Panama originally).

Oh,that's too bad. While we do sing mostly about love, there are lots and lots of songs of protest and discussing social issues. As a matter of fact, the most beautiful songs of Puerto Rican reggaetón group Calle 13 are about social issues.

Absolutely not! You're entitled by your feelings! Admittedly, I did hesitate to link you to that comic, but I decided to go for it. I find it funny, yes, but my reality is pretty far removed from that. Also, we look differently about such things, us Latin-Americans in general (although there are subjects that are extremely taboo and not OK to make fun of). We tend to make light of everything, mostly, since the alternatives are to either laugh or cry, and we prefer laughter. Like in this song:

Pretty good merengue song, right? It's by Juan Luis Guerra, a guy from Dominican Republic. It basically talks about how hospitals are sh1t. Look at the title. We Caribbean people have a saying that something is «como cruzar el Niágara en bicicleta», ‘like crossing the Niagara falls on a bike’, i.e. impossible. That's how it is going to the hospital in his homeland, and I'mn like, I feel you bro. 'Cuz it's the same here.

Why would you be taught about the Exodus? The only context in which we get taught about the Exodus is in Religion class; that goes for the whole country. Seriously, US people be cray-cray. And in Catechism, of course (think of it as the Catholics' madrasah); and I suppose the Jewish kids get taught it on Saturday school, and so on... But that's about it.

Yes, I have a funny comic about that. Content warning: full of black humour and irreverence throughout. (So in the polandball comics, the English speaking countries are the only ones who speak proper English. It's part of the joke. In polandball in Spanish, the Spanish-speaking countries are the only ones who speak proper Spanish. And so on).

I laugh at the comic, but it's a sad historical reality that has created so much tension throughout the region.